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Education and training opportunities extend into the Exhibit Hall on Monday and Tuesday, where you can learn more about the technologies, products, and services on display at the event. Presentations, demonstrations, and panel discussions provide an in-depth look at the changing face of emergency communications. Don’t miss this opportunity to see tomorrow’s 9-1-1 today!

Monday Buzz Sessions

10:15AM – 11:00AM

911 Emergency Assist: Making 9-1-1 Response More EffectiveJames Torgler – Bagatelle Enterprises911 Emergency Assist (911EA) is a web-based family emergency
notification system for today’s multi-generational family. Because 911EA will be linked with the
national 9-1-1 network, subscribers’ contacts are notified soon after emergency
responders are dispatched to the scene.
This presentation explains how 911EA protects first responders, how
911EA will provide funding for your county’s 9-1-1 centers, and how 911EA will
link a cell phone to a person and an address.

Next Generation 9-1-1 SecurityBrian Knueppel – Acme PacketNext Generation 9-1-1 is built on enabling technologies that
allow the public to transmit multimedia including voice, video, text, images,
and data files to the PSAP. Attend this session to learn how to protect Next
Generation 9-1-1 networks from Denial of Service (DoS) and other attacks.

11:15AM – 12:00PM

Using Collaborative Visualization Display Walls to Heighten Situational
Awareness & Establish a Common Operating PictureRobert Cameron – CriticalSpace SolutionsSituational awareness is essential to the process of
managing critical events. Whether it is a traffic accident, hazmat situation,
severe weather event, or any other scenario, establishing a common operating
picture using large screen collaborative display walls can help to improve the
way your agency responds to these events. Join us to learn how agencies are
utilizing collaborative display walls, what technologies are available, and
what you need to know before you implement a solution.

Next Generation 9-1-1: Is It Really Happening?Bob Connell, ENP – Zetron, Inc.This session examines the changes that are driving the 9-1-1
evolution – the NENA standards that have already been adopted and some of the
critical standards yet to be completed. Discuss
will focus on how these new standards could impact decisions that are being made
today. The presenter will also share
information on what the states are doing right now to prepare for the
future.

12:15PM – 1:00PM

Host it Your Way – Now!Craig Dollar – Emergency CallWorx; Betty Hall – Emergency
CallWorxYou’ve heard the lingo — geo-diverse, regionally deployed,
remote hosted, cloud hosted – but do you know what they mean? Should you? Learn
how your agency can benefit from these choices as i3 standards evolve and
mature. An IP-based architecture can solve the critical financial and technical
obstacles you face. Find out how to drastically reduce your cost-of-ownership
while simplifying your personnel’s day-to-day tasks.

Gateway
Integration to NG9-1-1 NetworksIan Colville – AculabThis session describes the lessons learned from experience
gained in installing commercially available SS7-to-SIP gateways as the Protocol
Interface Function (PIF) of a Legacy Network Gateway (LNG) in live Next
Generation 9-1-1 deployments in the United States. It is a technical
presentation that is, however, suitable for a mixed audience.

Tuesday Buzz Sessions

11:15AM – 12:00PM

Indoor Location, Z-Axis, & the NextNav NetworkGanesh Pattabiraman – NextNav, LLCThis session features a discussion of the powerful new
technology being deployed by NextNav to geo-locate cellular phones indoors by
using wide-area techniques. Further,
participants will learn how NextNav can also offer very high precision
(floor-level) in the Z-axis.

Enterprise Multi-Tenant
Call-Handling SolutionsSam Bard – microDATA GIS, Inc.9-1-1 agencies are faced with
increasing demands on limited resources.
Agencies can benefit from shared enterprise call-handling, though many
are concerned about giving up control and privacy. Come learn how microDATA's suite of
enterprise multi-tenant 9-1-1 call-handling solutions allow agencies to share
resources, increase redundancy, and increase interoperability, without
sacrificing the management control and integrity of their individual
systems.

Taming the Scheduling BeastMark Musick – Schedule Express
by Informer SystemsMany agencies are responding to
scheduling challenges by using paper, spreadsheets, or untailored calendaring
programs, yet are still finding that scheduling has not gotten any easier, less
time consuming, less costly, or any more effective. With increased pressure placed
on agencies to find cost saving measures, come hear the latest innovations
surrounding tailored scheduling software that can meet your agency’s high
demands, along with saving your agency time and money.

2:45PM – 3:30PM

Introducing The NEW
9-1-1 Desktop AcademySue Pivetta – 911Trainer.com/Professional
Pride, IncYour training files
and training material may not be as ‘complete’, ’current’, or ‘organized’ as
you would like them to be. The new Desktop Academytakes the complete turnkey 9-1-1 academy of a ten unit Core Curriculum
to include over $5,000 worth of professional training products and puts it all
digitally loaded onto a Dell Desktop All In One Computer. This demonstration
features examples of the training products, as well as the Create A Training
Manual Template and the NECC Certification.

Business Continuity & Disaster PreparednessMichael Lee – IntradoReadiness lies at the heart of public safety. Today’s
strategies must reach beyond natural disasters to include large-scale public
gatherings and broad national threats. Contingency Planning is an absolute
necessity. This presentation demonstrates how new and emerging technologies
available in a mobile communications/command center can keep emergency
communications intact throughout crisis situations, employing a
multi-disciplinary approach for a fully sustained and redundant solution.